Faculty and Staff

Mary Beth Ailes

Mary Beth Ailes

Department Chair, Professor

ailesm@unk.edu
(308) 865-8765

Linda Van Ingen

Linda Van Ingen

Graduate Program Chair, Professor

vaningenl1@unk.edu
(308) 865-8772

Will Stoutamire

Will Stoutamire

Graduate Program Chair (Public History), Associate Professor

stoutamirewf@unk.edu
(308) 865-8263

Amber Alexander

Amber Alexander

Assistant Professor

alexanderaj@unk.edu
(308) 865-8766

Pradeep Barua

Pradeep Barua

Professor

baruap@unk.edu
(308) 865-8768

Mark Ellis

Mark Ellis

Professor

ellismr@unk.edu
(308) 865-8810

Hannah Lahti

Hannah Lahti

Assistant Professor

lahtih@unk.edu
(308) 865-8739

James Rohrer

James Rohrer

Professor

rohrerjr@unk.edu
(308) 865-8739

Christopher Steinke

Christopher Steinke

Associate Professor

steinkecj@unk.edu
(308) 865-8662

Nathan Tye

Nathan Tye

Associate Professor

tyen@unk.edu
(308) 865-8739

David Vail

David Vail

Ron and Carol Cope Professor

vaildd@unk.edu
(308) 865-8739

Caroline Cooper

Caroline Cooper

Online Academic Program Advisor

cooperc2@unk.edu
(308) 865-8596


Emeriti Faculty

Name Email
Doug Biggs biggsdl@unk.edu
Roger Davis davisr@unk.edu
Carol Lilly lillyc@unk.edu
Vernon Volpe volpev@unk.edu

2026-2027 Graduate Assistants

Name Email
Nick Kozisek

kozisekn@lopers.unk.edu

Carson Kreager

kreagerc@lopers.unk.edu

Delaney Tracy

tracyd@lopers.unk.edu

Emily Winter

 wintere@lopers.unk.edu


For administrative support, please contact Elle Zimniak at (308) 865-8518 or zimniakln@unk.edu.

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